Drink plenty of water throughout the day
Aim for enough fluids to produce clear or pale yellow urine
Stay physically active if you can
Take prescribed pain medicine as directed
Take any prescribed alpha-blocker medication as directed
Use a urine strainer to catch the stone
Save the stone for testing if it passes
Follow any dietary instructions from your clinician
Avoid dehydration
Seek urgent care for fever
Seek urgent care for chills
Seek urgent care for severe uncontrolled pain
Seek urgent care for vomiting that prevents drinking fluids
Seek urgent care for trouble urinating
Seek urgent care for blood in urine that is heavy or worsening
Seek urgent care for a stone with known kidney infection
Seek urgent care for a stone larger than expected to pass on its own